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airHaul™ Nexus User Guide

1. Introduction

In this chapter, the configuration features of the web-based management tool and the system
requirements are listed.

1.1. airHaul Nexus Configuration Features

The airHaul web-based management tool provides the user with the following features:

1. System

configuration

2.  Device operational mode configuration
3.  Ethernet and wireless IP configurations
4.  Radio (SSID, domain, channel, etc) parameter configuration
5.  Network bridge (STP, etc) parameter configuration
6. Bandwidth

management

7. Antenna

alignment

8. Traffic

Statistics

9. Site

Survey

10. Profile management
11. User management
12. Link Test
13. Link Budget Planning Calculator
14. Firmware Upgrade

1.2. System

Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements for the airHaul Nexus web-based configuration
management tool:

1. Operating System: either Windows 98/2000/XP/NT or Linux

2. Connection to the internet for downloading the latest firmware and Sun Java

3. Web browser: either Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher, Netscape 7.2 and higher, Mozilla 1.7

and higher or Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and higher

4. SUN JRE: v1.5 and above. You may download it from

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

Please visit http://www.smartbridges.com/ for the latest information and updates.

Summary of Contents for airHaul Nexus sB3010

Page 2: ...Bridge 23 2 5 5 Remote Router to Remote Bridge 24 2 5 6 Remote Bridge to Remote Router 25 2 6 ROOT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION 27 2 6 1 Ethernet Configurations 27 2 6 2 Wireless Configurations 28 2 6 3 Bridge Configuration 30 2 6 4 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol STP 31 2 6 5 STP Settings Configuration 32 2 7 REMOTE BRIDGE CONFIGURATION 35 2 7 1 Ethernet Configuration 35 2 7 2 Wireless Configuration 3...

Page 3: ...Setup 60 7 2 PROFILE MANAGER 60 7 2 1 Save Profile 62 7 2 2 Load Operating Profile 62 7 2 3 Profile calendar 62 7 3 LINK TEST 64 7 3 1 Throughput Test 65 7 4 LINK BUDGET PLANNING 67 8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 69 APPENDIX A POINTS TO REMEMBER 71 APPENDIX B USEFUL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 74 APPENDIX C SAMPLE AIRHAUL BRIDGE TO ROUTER SETUP 77 APPENDIX D SNMP TRAP 78 APPENDIX E SNMP MIB 79 APPENDIX F LICENSE 80...

Page 4: ...nfiguration features of the web based management tool and the system requirements are listed Chapter 2 explains how to login as an administrator and to change the default password The features of the configuration page as well as the Navigation Menu Bar are explained You will also learn how to configure the unit to Root Bridge mode and to convert from one mode to the other Also in this chapter ins...

Page 5: ...artbridges com Technical Support Center Comprehensive technical support by dedicated smartBridges engineers is available to all customers through the smartBridges support center website The website provides updated tools and documents to help troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to smartBridges products and technologies To access the technical support resources please visit the suppor...

Page 6: ...Bandwidth management 7 Antenna alignment 8 Traffic Statistics 9 Site Survey 10 Profile management 11 User management 12 Link Test 13 Link Budget Planning Calculator 14 Firmware Upgrade 1 2 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements for the airHaul Nexus web based configuration management tool 1 Operating System either Windows 98 2000 XP NT or Linux 2 Connection to the in...

Page 7: ...c 5 Longitude Deg Min Sec 6 UPS Installed Yes No 7 UPS specification if any KVA 8 Line Voltage 90V 264V AC 50 60 Hz 9 Near Line of site between sites Yes No 10 Height of tower Feet Meters 11 Repeater required to achieve a link Yes No 12 If Repeater required then reason why For example to achieve long distance LOS etc 13 No of repeaters required Numbers 14 Required Throughput Mbps 15 Distance betwe...

Page 8: ...mber Pre Installation Lab Testing of Equipment No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Network diagram along with IP address of all the interfaces for link to be setup in Place Yes No 2 Availability of Quick Installation Guide Yes No 3 Availability of User guide and CD Yes No 4 Ensure that all items listed in the Package Contents of Quick Installation Guide are included in the shipment Yes No 5 Availa...

Page 9: ...nfiguration Information No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Radio operations Mode Root Remote Bridge or Router 2 Mode of Operation PTP 3 SSID of a Radio Up to 32 characters 4 IP address of Ethernet Port 32 bit numeric address 5 IP address of Wireless Port for Router mode 32 bit numeric address 6 Noise Floor dBm 7 RSSI dBm 8 Channel selected for Link Channel No 9 Radio TX Output Power 5 to 23dBm 10...

Page 10: ...ble Yes No 4 Ensure Ethernet cable is not running near a sharp edge Yes No 5 Ensure airHaul along with antenna is fixed securely on a tower mast with the help of nuts and bolt supplied in packaging Yes No 7 Ping response ms 8 Ping success rate Percentage 9 Throughput test Upload Download Mbps 10 Link stability based on observation for 1 Hr Yes No Signature of Engineer Name Email Installation Date ...

Page 11: ...e configured default Ethernet wired side IP address 192 168 0 205 and subnet mask 255 255 255 0 This default device IP address should be used when accessing the device configuration management interface for the first time using a web browser Enter http 192 168 0 205 for the URL address In addition the Sun Java Plug in should be installed The PC must be on the same subnet as the airHaul unit Follow...

Page 12: ...r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 2 1 Administrator Login 4 Click the OK button A License agreement page will appear as shown in Fig 2 2 below 5 Click OK The airHaul Nexus Summary Information page Fig 2 3 will appear ...

Page 13: ...Page 13 of 80 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 2 2 License Agreement Page Figure 2 3 Nexus Summary Information Page ...

Page 14: ...Changes button to effect the password change Page Item Descriptions IP Address Editable Ethernet IP Address IP Mask Editable Ethernet IP subnet Mask Gateway Editable Gateway IP address Ethernet Configuration DHCP Editable DHCP status Disabled Enabled User can enable DHCP by ticking the check box to obtain an IP address from the network DHCP server SSID Device SSID Channel Device operation channel ...

Page 15: ...ernet Configuration Wireless Configuration Port Information parameters are displayed as read only Clicking on the UNDERLINED parameter heading allows you to edit the configuration parameters To change the Ethernet Configuration parameters click on the Ethernet Configuration link Similarly clicking on the Wireless Configuration link the Radio Configuration page will be displayed to edit any wireles...

Page 16: ...e and Wireless interfaces depending on the device operational mode Bridge Configuration Displays the bridge address generic bridge port table spanning tree port table for ports ETH A ETH B Radio A etc Bridge configuration option is available when airHaul is configured in Root Bridge or Remote Bridge mode DHCP Server Configure DHCP server or Relay DHCP option is available only if airHaul is configu...

Page 17: ... Allows user to set the WEP Keys and to choose between Open Shared System modes of authentication Wireless Traffic Statistics Displays the Wireless Traffic Statistics Tools System Configuration System Name Allows user to change the name of the airHaul unit System Description Allows user to enter a description of the airHaul unit SNMP Security Allows user to set the SNMP Community String and SNMP A...

Page 18: ...ational mode Set the Radio Operational mode Profile Manager Save Profile Allows user to define and save up to three device operating profiles for easy device management The installation profile is always available Operating Profile Allows user to load the profile from saved profiles and shows last loaded profile Profile Calendar Allows user to plan and manage the use of different profiles at diffe...

Page 19: ...er Allows the administrator to change the Administrator password Firmware Upgrade Allows user to update to new firmware versions Technical Support Information on Technical Support User Guide Online Links to online user guide Product Registration and Feedback Allows user to register product and provide feedback or suggestions Check for Updates Check on smartBridges web site for any software updates...

Page 20: ...te Router mode By default airHaul unit is set to Root Bridge Mode Follow the steps below to configure the airHaul unit in Root Bridge Mode 1 Go to the System Configuration page and choose the Operational Modes available for airHaul Root or Remote Note The Root device can only be configured as a Bridge and the Remote device can be configured either as a Bridge or Router 2 Click on the Apply Changes...

Page 21: ... 4 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 5 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the settings The device will be rebooted and set to the chosen operational mode Figure 2 8 Changing Root Bridge to Remote Bridge 2 5 2 Root Bridge to Remote Router Follow the steps below to change Root Bridge mode to Remote Router mode 1 Go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu T...

Page 22: ...e mode to Root Bridge mode 1 Go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Root Bridge option and Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway fo...

Page 23: ...rop down menu The System Configuration will be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Root Bridge option and Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 5 Click on the Apply Changes button to...

Page 24: ...played as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Bridge under the Remote Device option 4 Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 5 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 6 Enter the MAC address and the SSID of the remote radio 7 Enter the Ch...

Page 25: ...be displayed as shown below 2 Alternatively click on the Current Device Mode link on the top right hand corner to go to the System Configuration page 3 Choose Router under the Remote Device option 4 Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 5 Enter IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration and Wireless Configuration 6 Enter the SSID and the Domain of a r...

Page 26: ...Page 26 of 80 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 2 13 Changing Remote Bridge to Remote Router ...

Page 27: ...et ports configured as a bridge The Ethernet Configuration provides configuration for the bridge IP parameters Follow the steps below to change the Root Bridge Ethernet Configurations 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link 2 Enter a new IP Address IP Mask Gateway and DHCP status checked if it is enabled otherwise uncheck to disable it If DHCP is checked the IP...

Page 28: ...ss Settings link 3 Enter the SSID of the unit and select the channel 4 Enter the Remote unit radio s MAC address in the Client Authorization MAC and designate it as a Bridge or Router The Client Authorization MAC setting is an ACL and it allows the root device to filter client MAC for association 5 Select the Transmit power of the radio from Dial in Power drop down menu 6 Select the gain of the an...

Page 29: ...nnel setting for the radio The radio channel settings correspond to the frequencies available in the user regulatory domain Dial a Power Dial a Power is used to set the output power of the radio at the N Connector The valid radio power range is from 5 dBm to 23 dBm Antenna Gain This is a gain of an antenna attached with the airHaul unit The gain input here is merely for the purpose of display and ...

Page 30: ...he associated remote device The RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication is measured in dBm Click on the Link Status link to view the Link Status graph Figure 2 17 below Figure 2 17 Remote Link Status 2 6 3 Bridge Configuration In Bridge mode the airHaul unit acts as a transparent bridge between the Radio and the Ethernet interfaces Figure 2 18 below shows the bridge configuration and the bridge f...

Page 31: ...free path Multiple active paths among end stations cause loops in the network If a loop exists in the network end stations might receive duplicate messages Infrastructure devices might also learn end station MAC addresses on multiple Layer 2 interfaces Such conditions result in an unstable network STP defines a tree with a root bridge and a loop free path from the root to all infrastructure device...

Page 32: ...n and learn period before beginning to forward data packets Ethernet port ETH A path cost 100 0 65535 The cost of using the port to reach the root bridge When selecting among multiple links to the root bridge STP chooses the link with the lowest path cost and blocks the other paths Each port type has its own default STP path cost Ethernet port ETH A priority 128 0 255 The preference that STP gives...

Page 33: ...Ethernet interfaces The interfaces adopt the priority assigned to bridge The user can edit the STP Priority Bridge Max age Bridge hello time Forward Delay STP Port priority and STP Port Path cost The Transparent Aging Time determines the time to refresh entries in the Forwarding Table The Transparent Aging Time default value is 300 seconds Follow the steps below to configure the bridge STP for dev...

Page 34: ... r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide 10 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for Radio A 11 Click on Apply Changes Button to save to the current configuration file Figure 2 19 Bridge Configuration ...

Page 35: ...tion The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to Remote Bridge mode Follow these steps below if you need to re configure the Remote Bridge Ethernet parameters 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link to change Ethernet parameters 2 Enable or disable the DHCP by clicking the check box Enter the IP address IP mask Gateway for non DHCP Give ...

Page 36: ...ID of the Root Bridge airHaul unit 3 Enter the radio MAC address of the Root Bridge airHaul unit 4 Choose a radio domain from the drop down list 5 Choose a radio channel to associate the client with the root device 6 Select the Transmit power of the radio from Dial in Power drop down menu 7 Select the gain of the antenna from the drop down menu as per the gain of the antenna being used with the eq...

Page 37: ...p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 2 22 Remote Bridge Association with Root Bridge If the association status window does not appear click on the link to download the JRE Note For Bridge and STP configuration please refer to the section 2 6 3 ...

Page 38: ...2 to 2 7 6 to configure the device in Remote Router mode 2 8 1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to the Remote Router mode Follow these steps below if you need to re configure the Remote Router Ethernet parameters 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link to change Ethernet parameters 2 Enter the IP address an...

Page 39: ...ngs Figure 2 24 Remote Router Wireless IP Configuration In order for the Remote Router device to associate with the Root Bridge device the user needs to configure the Root Bridge s SSID and channel information for the Remote Router device Follow these steps below to configure the Remote Router Mode wireless association parameters 1 Click on Main Remote Router Mode from the Radio drop down menu 2 E...

Page 40: ...User Guide Figure 2 25 Remote Router Wireless Association Settings Click on Status to view the association link status graph Figure 2 26 Link Status Noise Floor is the measure of the signal created from the sum of all the noise sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system ...

Page 41: ...o access the DHCP configuration page 2 Click on Enable DHCP to start the DHCP server configuration 3 Enter the starting IP address for the IP pool range that can be assigned to a DHCP client 4 Enter the Max number of users for the maximum number of clients which can be assigned an IP address at a time by the DHCP server 5 Enter Max Lease Time in Days Hours and Minutes for all the clients 6 Enter D...

Page 42: ...ons Follow the steps below to disable the Remote Router DHCP server 1 Click on Networking DHCP Server from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration page 2 Click on Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay to disable the DHCP server configuration 3 Click on the Apply Changes to change the settings Figure 2 28 Disable DHCP and DHCP Relay ...

Page 43: ...anges to start the DHCP relay agent Note The system will validate the input parameters and notify users of invalid entries The DHCP Server IP will be in the same network segment as the device wireless Radio IP address The DHCP Server needs to be configured to serve IP range of the wired side Ethernet IP The DHCP Relay Agent is only available to hosts connected to the same LAN segment as the device...

Page 44: ...ute entry in the Remote Router device 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page Figure 2 30 Routing Table Follow these steps below to delete a static route entry in the Remote Router device 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page 2 Click on Del on the right hand side of the route entry to be delet...

Page 45: ...ow to add a static route entry in the Remote Router device 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page 2 Enter the Network IP Mask Gateway Interface and Metric entry for the new route 3 Click on Apply Changes to add the new static route Figure 2 31 Adding Static Route ...

Page 46: ...Open system Open System is null authentication With WEP enabled and valid WEP key on both ends it provides data encryption Clients without correct WEP key still can associate but can not send packet through Shared key Strict authentication for both authentication and data encryption Clients must provide valid WEP key to associate WEP Enable Disable WEP Encryption WEP Key Type HEX WEP Key Size Choo...

Page 47: ...he Key Table entries 7 Click the Apply Changes button to change the settings Note The system will validate the key entries and provide error or warning notifications User must enter the key indicated by the Valid Key selection Figure 2 32 Data Encryption Configuration Follow the steps below to disable the Data Encryption 1 Click the Data Encryption link from the Radio Main page 2 If it is in Share...

Page 48: ...rmines the size at which packets are fragmented If the frame that the access point is transmitting is larger than the threshold it will trigger the fragmentation function The use of fragmentation can increase the reliability of frame transmissions Because smaller frames are being sent collisions are much less likely to occur Default value is 2346 bytes The range of value is from 256 to 2346 RTS CT...

Page 49: ...or this reason it does not support 802 11b Throughput Optimizer The Throughput Optimizer is used to optimize the radio Link speed and performance The Valid range is 0 to 10 The default value is 6 Setting a higher value will cause the radio to attempt to establish at the highest possible data rate in an aggressive way A smaller Throughput Optimizer value means a more stable link Note The default va...

Page 50: ...nload bandwidth the user will need to specify the necessary bandwidth parameters on both airHaul devices The user can key in the maximum bandwidth of the wireless link allowed if the feeding bandwidth is adequate Follow the steps below to change the bandwidth parameters 1 From the menu bar click on Networking Bandwidth Controller drop down menu item 2 Click on the Enable radio button 3 Enter Maxim...

Page 51: ... To access the site survey page go to Tools Site Survey drop down menu The following figure shows the list of SSID from the site survey It helps to select the root device with which the remote can associate In order to associate with any of the device in the list click on the corresponding radio button and press the Associate button Figure 4 1 Site Survey showing associated devices ...

Page 52: ...e Antenna Alignment Tone On button to hear the alignment tones You will need to insert the earphones provided into the earphone jack in the unit For more information on antenna alignment please refer to the Quick Installation Guide To perform the antenna alignment 1 Go to the menu bar and choose Radio menu item 2 From the Radio page use the Wireless Settings to associate to the Root device 3 Click...

Page 53: ...Page 53 of 80 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 5 1 Antenna Alignment ...

Page 54: ... Bytes Total No of packets transmitted from the particular interface Transmitted Unicast packets Total number of packets transmitted to a specified destination Transmitted Discards No of packets dropped because of congestion or an error along the path In most cases packet loss is due to network congestion Packets are discarded to avoid the very large delays that can arise when too much traffic is ...

Page 55: ...s for which the maximum number of retries were exceeded Received Success Rate No of successfully received unicast MPDU s Received Duplicate Rate No of successfully received unicast MPDU s that were a duplicate of earlier frames Received Frame FCS Error Count No of unsuccessfully received frames ACK Receives Failure Count No of frame transmissions for which an acknowledgement response frame was exp...

Page 56: ...re You will also learn how to save the configuration parameters as profiles and using the Link Budget Planning Tool 7 1 System Configuration The System Configuration page provides a one page tool to configure the airHaul device To access the System Configuration page go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The following figure displays the System Configuration page Figure 7 1 System Config...

Page 57: ...inks to edit IP radio configurations Reset To Factory Defaults Resets the device to factory default settings Ethernet MTU Size Set the Ethernet MTU Size Syslog server IP Address Display the current message syslog server IP Address User can change the IP address SNMP Trap IP Display the current SNMP trap IP address User can change the IP address Log Level Display the current Log Level Watch Guard S...

Page 58: ...ttings 1 Enter New Community and Confirm Community with the same string 2 Check the SNMP Access Filters Enable box 3 Enter Access Filters IP Address and Mask up to three IP s settings can be entered 4 Click the Apply Changes button Figure 7 2 SNMP Security Configuration Table 7 2 Description of SNMP Page Items Page Items Descriptions SNMP Community Display SNMP Community String that is currently u...

Page 59: ...rammed to do so on a daily weekly monthly basis The current time can be set by specifying a NTP server there is one already specified by default and the time zone After enabling the delayed reset specify a time which is valid in reference to current time When recurrence is set to weekly monthly or daily the reference is made with the first set time i e Reset time Figure 7 3 Delayed Reset Settings ...

Page 60: ...the device Use the ping test tool from the Tools Link Test to check if the NTP server can be pinged from the device The device can still operate without the Time Server configuration however you will not be able to perform Delayed Reset function Figure 7 4 NTP Time Settings 7 2 Profile Manager The airHaul Nexus configuration parameters can be saved as profiles in the system There are four profiles...

Page 61: ...profile name to save for the current configuration Profile Description Specify a description for the profile to be saved Save Profile button Click to save current profile Change Profile To Select which profile to load as current configuration Profile Description Description for profile to be loaded Load Profile button Click to Load a specified profile Select Profile Choose a profile to schedule ...

Page 62: ...ed on different calendar times User can configure different profiles and scheduled activities based on the different profiles at a pre defined time A typical situation is an operator has two profiles to be switched on alternatively during the day and during the night time User creates the two different profiles and save them as ProfileDay and ProfileNite and use the Profile Calendar to schedule th...

Page 63: ...Page 63 of 80 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 7 6 Scheduling a Profile ...

Page 64: ...run Radio Transmit on one radio and Radio Receive on the other to run the Throughput test User has to specify the IP address for the test Follow the steps below to do a Ping Test 1 Enter a valid IP address for Far end Radio IP Address 2 Click on the Start button under Ping The Ping result will be displayed 3 Click the Stop button to stop the test Figure 7 7 Ping Test Result The Link Test page for ...

Page 65: ... 3 1 Throughput Test Follow the steps below to do a Throughput Test 1 Set up a link between two airHaul units one in Root Bridge mode and another in Remote Bridge or Router mode 2 Enter a valid IP address of the far end Radio 3 Click on the Radio Receive or Radio Transmit button 4 The Throughput test will start and the result will be displayed 5 Click the Stop button to stop the test ...

Page 66: ...i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 7 9 Throughput Test Result The Following Page shows the Throughput Test for the Remote Devices Figure 7 10 Throughput Test Result ...

Page 67: ... two stations will be displayed in the Distance box as in Figure 7 9 Figure 7 11 Link Budget Planning Calculator GPS Calculator Once the distance is computed user can do the link budget calculations as follows 1 Select the radio mode for station 1 and 2 2 Enter the transmit output power in dBm for station 1 and 2 3 Enter the antenna Gain in dB for station 1 and 2 4 Enter the Cable Losses in dB for...

Page 68: ...Page 68 of 80 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 7 12 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget ...

Page 69: ... smartbridges com support ah_nexus asp to your local PC 2 Login to the device web interface Go to Tools Firmware Upgrade drop down menu The Firmware Upgrade page will be displayed as shown below 3 Enter the firmware tar ball file name downloaded in Step 1 4 Click on the Upgrade button to upgrade the firmware 5 When the firmware tar ball file transfer is completed a message will be displayed on the...

Page 70: ...Page 70 of 80 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airHaul Nexus User Guide Figure 8 2 airHaul Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware transferred Figure 8 3 Successful upgrade pop up window ...

Page 71: ...n only ESSID will not be used for the setting up a link If the remote client is configured in a bridge mode and channel needs to be changed then channel needs to be changed at both the radios Router mode Device will operate in layer 3 to perform routing It is pure routing and network provider has to take care of proper routing as there is no NAT feature in airHaul In a Router mode the association ...

Page 72: ...an be achieved by using high gain antennas RSSI Recommended RSSI value of 75 dB or better for optimal performance Profile manager With Profile manager one can save load multiple Operating profiles on the device The Profile Calendar will automatically activate them at defined times Optimal bandwidth utilization of the bandwidth on the basis of various time intervals as per the traffic pattern of th...

Page 73: ...ased firmware upgrade option It will automatically retain the same configuration parameters which were configured before the upgrading Multiple watchdog timer For cases when the device is stuck in an invalid state during firmware upgrade the hardware watchdog timer detects the situation and will restart the equipment ...

Page 74: ...to separate VLANs 802 11i An upcoming security standard currently being developed by IEEE that features 802 1x authentication protections and adds AES Advanced Encryption Standard technology a stronger level of security than used in WPA for encryption protection along with other enhancements IEEE 802 1x A security standard featuring a port based authentication framework and dynamic distribution of...

Page 75: ...s the mechanism for creating the keys Packet Concatenation Packet concatenation will increase the throughput of the equipment by simply buffering the packets at the transmitter and convert them into superframe for the transmission over the wireless interface Packet Bursting Packet bursting is for increasing the throughput by increasing the window size and reducing the time for acknowledgement Pack...

Page 76: ...ment Protocol a set of protocols for managing complex networks The first versions of SNMP were developed in the early 80s SNMP works by sending messages called protocol data units PDUs to different parts of a network SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIB and return this data to the SNMP requesters SYSLOG In order to track information o...

Page 77: ...device would need to be in the 192 168 1 x subnet in this example the IP is 192 168 1 10 with the gateway IP set to 192 168 1 3 the Remote s wireless interface IP address The Remote device operates in Remote Router mode It requires IP address to be assigned for each interface Ethernet and Wireless For the wireless interface the IP address would be 192 168 1 x in this example 192 168 1 3 and the Et...

Page 78: ...bject Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 1 Value changed IP address IP netmask Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 2 Value changed IP netmask Gateway Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 3 Value changed Gateway SSID Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 5 1 3 3 Value changed SSID Radio Mode Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 5 1 18 Value changed Radio Mode Note Possible values for radio mode a...

Page 79: ... the NEXUS MIB files NEXUS MIB RADIO MIB SLA MIB QOS MIB DHCP MIB ROUTE MIB In such an event try compiling with all the comments removed Comments start with a The important MIB files The NEXUS MIB RADIO MIB DHCP MIB BRIDGE MIB and SLA MIB are common to all the products The user can start with these two files first NEXUS MIB is the parent of all other NEXUS MIB files and is required before compilin...

Page 80: ...e following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 Please refer to the URL below for lates...

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